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Radio 3,16 Dec 2025,30 mins

Classical music for your journey

Classical Mixtape

Available for 3 days

Half an hour of back to back classical music infused with seasonal flavours to help wind down at the end of a busy day. Sit back and listen to Bach's Advent cantata Wachet auf, a Christmas lullaby from Herbert Howells, musical snowy landscapes from William Alwyn, Danny Elfman and Debussy, and festive brass from John Rutter. All that and a passing planet drifting to music by Joby Talbot, and a dancing sugarplum fairy. Producer: Helen Garrison To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape”.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata No 140) - chorus
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata No 140) - chorus
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Sinfonia No 6 for 5-part viol consort
    Sinfonia No 6 for 5-part viol consort
    Leonora Duarte
  4. 3.
    Transit of Venus
    Transit of Venus
    Joby Talbot